Zatarain's Root Beer Extract

Emile Zatarain's first product in 1889 was root beer, and the company still packages this root beer extract to this day. This concentrate comes with directions for old fashioned bottled preparation, or easy preparation by the pitcher. Thick and creamy, kids love it and so will the kid in you!

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6/10/2009 -- Im trying to find some heavy, unthreaded glass 12 oz. bottles for my root beer brewing...Do you have any idea where I can find them?

1/26/2008 -- I live about an hour (if traffic is good) from the address on your website. Do you have an actual store or is everything here based solely online?

2/25/2007 -- I have been reading the homemade soda book (as sold on your site) while impatiently awaiting my order from Homebrew Heaven. In the book, the author cautions that he has a problem with bottles of his root beer exploding if stored at room temperature, due to the ongoing yeast action. Has this been your experience as well?

2/10/2007 -- First attempt to make root beer. I am considering adding honey to the mix as you have suggested but in all of the Q&A's I havent seen how much honey to mix in? Thanks for all the help and keep up the good work!

1/4/2007 -- if i order a soda extract what else do i need ie:yeast? etc

9/25/2006 -- i want to make root beer to be dispensed from a 5-gallon keg. could i brew the soda with yeast in the keg? would i even use yeast? what is the best method?

7/4/2006 -- is there a temperature that you recommend to allow the bottles to carbonate at? Will the process be spoiled if too cold or too warm?

12/18/2005 -- I have brewed a batch of rootbeer, and after letting it stand on it's side for two days, I tested it for the right amount of carbonation, and found it lacking. is there any way that I can increase the amount of carbonation or is my whole batch a flop?

9/10/2005 -- Can you also put the root beer in a 5 gallon keg?

9/9/2005 -- I noted that the Zatarains Root Beer Extract is sold out. Will you be geting more in. I sure hope so.

7/11/2005 -- Can you use alternate forms of "table" sugar such as light and dark brown sugars, or Turbinado sugar, or combinations of any of the above?

5/20/2005 -- Hi - Love your store and am now just about a regular - I hope. Can you give me a Cliff Notes version of soda making - what I need, supplies, how to, etc. I think it would be fun for my kids. They would love to make rootbeer, I think.

4/9/2005 -- This isn’t really a question but a tip for the soda pop makers out there: After you bottle your soda place bottles in a plastic storage bin (with cover) and place bin in an out of the way spot for fermentation to take place. Should you have a bottle burst it will greatly minimize the cleanup!

2/24/2005 -- Can Splenda be substitued for sugar when making root beer? We would prefer low cal root beer.

11/28/2004 -- I have a kegging system I use for my homebrew. Can I keg soda? If I do, should I force carbonate it? If so, what are the procedures? thx

10/25/2004 -- is it possible to make soda into beer minus the hops or is there somthing in the extract that prevents over fermantation?

7/23/2004 -- Hi, I want to make this root beer. I make beer at home so I have the equip. What I need to know is, what else do I need, and how much for a 5 gallon batch. Thanks

7/19/2004 -- My favorite soda is Vanilla Coke. I'd like to make it and put on tap in a 5 gallon keg. Should I mix cola extract with cream soda extract, or cola with a vanilla flavoring? I'd hate to ruin 5 gallons of soda to figure this out.

7/1/2004 -- Hi, do you sell the ingredients needed for sarsparilla? I did not see it. If so in what section? If not do you have suggestion on where I can get it?

6/23/2004 -- If I order a soda extract, what else do I need to make a batch of soda?

3/31/2004 -- How long does root beer keep after it is bottled?

3/19/2004 -- I would like to know how you would rate you soda extract kits if I followed the direction's that they come with. Would you rate the end product as like a name brand soda or an off brand or possibly somewhere in between? I usally only drink pepsi and good root beer and cream soda. Do you think that it is possible to add a little carmel to the cola to get a taste similar to adding Jack. Thanks

1/24/2004 -- How come the yeast does not create alcohol? And what is the yeast for?

11/21/2003 -- Can you make any of the soda pop sugar free?

11/2/2003 -- My father wants to make root beer. I understand that you have ingredients for the root beer but where can i get the equipment to bottle and make the root beer in?

10/25/2003 -- With the Soda kits, is it as simple as mixing it together and then bottle it? Is there heating, cooling, etc? I assume I can use glass bottles and my bench capper. How much does the kit yield?

10/14/2003 -- Can you mix the soda extract with water in a 5 gal. cornelius keg and then force carbonate it?

10/3/2003 -- If you make rootbeer and let it sit long enough, does the yeast fermentation create any significant amount of alcohol?

9/24/2003 -- My husband wants to make homemade root beer and bottle it for future use, what kind of supplies do we need to start?

9/6/2003 -- As with your beer brewing kits, are the soda making kits complete? Nothing like brewing with the family, but the kids aren't going to be allowed to test the beer.

8/17/2003 -- Is this the proper champagne wine yeast to use in making home rootbeer? If not what is? I was told to use dry ice or champagne yeast. If this is right , how do I use it and how much?

7/28/2003 -- I have never made soda. How long does it take, and what is the shelf life? I was thinking about making some for my children at Christmas.

7/12/2003 -- How much water and sugar for the extract. How well does it carbonate?

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